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June 22 1956: Allan Mix, bassist for Rhinoceros, Cheyenne Winter, and Skylark is born in Edmonton. 1959: Alan Anton, bassist for the Cowboy Junkies is born in Montreal. 1964: Bobby Curtola‘s “As Long As I’m Sure of You” enters the Canadian charts at # 16. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim …
June 15 1946: Duris Maxwell, drummer for Skylark, Powder Blues, and Doucette is born in East York, Ontario as Ted Lewis. 1956: Uriah Heep frontman Bernie Shaw is born in Victoria, BC. 1968: “How’d We Ever Get This Way” by Andy Kim peaks on Canada’s pop chart at #16. 1971: Bif Naked is born in …
May 17 1944: Jesse Winchester is born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He moves to Canada in 1967 to evade the US draft, and became a Canadian citizen in 1973. 1947: Dave Wynne, drummer for Influence, is born in Stockport, Manchester, England. 1953: Headpins drummer Bernie Aubin is born in Quebec City. 1954: Robbie Rae is born …
April 24 1897: The Halifax Symphony Orchestra gives its inaugural concert at the Academy of Music. 1914: Canadian Henry Burr along with duo partner American Albert Campbell debuts on the American pop charts with “When My Ship Comes In” which peaked at #4 & charted for 6 weeks. 1915: Peerless Quartet led by Henry Burr …
April 9 1925: Early country star Ginger Willis (of Hal & Ginger) is born in Hamilton as Dorothy Jean Heppel. 1968: Buffalo Springfield is in Daytona Beach, Florida. The show at the Memorial Stadium is cut short when Neil Young suffers an epileptic seizure on stage. His mother was in the audience. 1972: The Guess …
April 6 1929: 1950s Broadway star singer Guylaine Guy is born in Montreal. 1944: Chuck Beal, guitarist for The Paupers is born in Scarborough, Ontario. 1955: Greg Gunhold of Qwest and Gunn is born in Calgary. 1959: Hank Snow peaks on Billboard’s country chart the second of two weeks at #19 with “Doggone That …
March 10 1966: Short term Triumph guitarist (and later Bon Jovi member) Phil X is born in Toronto as Phillip Xenedis. 1972: Mahogany Rush is in Quebec City for a show at Cegep FX Garneau. 1972: Lighthouse are in Toronto for a show at Massey Hall. 1973: Abraham’s Children score their only top 10 hit …
March 6 1950: Marie-Michele Desrosiers of Beau Dommage is born in St. Therese, Quebec. 1969: Seeds of Time are in Vancouver for a show at The Light Fantastic Club. 1970: Troyka releases the single, “Natural.” 1971: The Bells enter the US charts with “Stay Awhile,” and would eventually peak in the top 10. 1976: BTO …
Feb 10 1966: The Allan Sisters release the single, “Silly Jilly.” 1967: Buffalo Springfield are in Lubbock, Texas for a show at the Music Box. It’s the last show with bassist Ken Koblun. 1967: Paupers are in Toronto for a show at West Hill Collegiate. 1973: Edward Bear‘s “Last Song” tops Canada’s RPM singles chart, …
Jan 29 1955: The Crew-Cuts release the single “Earth Angel.” 1966: Gordon Lightfoot releases his debut album, LIGHTFOOT! 1969: Corb Lund is born in Taber, Alberta. 1972: Aaron Space‘s debut single, “Keep On Moving” sits at #83 on the Canadian chart for the last of a three week run. 1973: The Band release the album, …